Whip-socket



H.F. DOLL.

WHIP SOCKET.

i A APPLICATION FILED Hlm/31,1918.

1 ,336,948. Patented Apr. 13, 1920G SMQ/:4430i REoLL.

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'ITE'D A STATESWPATENT OFFICE.

ROBERT F. DOLL, OF BARTONSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA.

WHIP-SOCKET.

Application filed May 31, 1918.

To all vwhom t may concer/n: Y

Be it known that l, ROBERT F. DOLL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Bartonsville, in the county of Monroe, State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Whip-Sockets; and l do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description ofthe invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention is an impro vement in whip sockets and has for one of its objects to provide an improved device into which one end of a whip may be inserted and held therein against accidental displacement and'whlcli may be released therefrom when desired.

Another object is the provision of a whip socket of this character which is simple in construction, easy to manufacture and effective in carrying out the purpose for which it is designed.

The inventive idea involved is capablel of receiving a variety of mechanical expressions, one of which, for 'the purpose of illus trating the invention, is shown in the accompanying drawing wherein z- Figure 1 is an elevational view of the whip socket attached to a vehicle.

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view thereof.

Fig. 3 is a similar view taken at right angles to Fig. 2 showing the device in its inoperative position.

Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 3 showing a whip held in position in the device.

Fig. 5 is a detailed perspective view of one of the gripping members.

The device is shown, in the accompanying drawings, in what is now believed to be its preferred form which comprises a rectangib lar casing 10 having' its top 11 provided with a whip receiving opening 12 and secured to said top and surrounding said opening is a tubular guide sleeve 13 into which the butt end of the whip is inserted when it is desired to mount the same in the socket.

Disposed within the casing 10 and preferably adjacent the top and on opposite sides of the opening 12 is a pair of cam gripping members 14 mounted for pivotal movement upon the pins 15 which are adjustably secured transversely of the casing in order that the same may be moved toward and away from each other to vary the distance between the gripping members 14 whereby to accommodate whips of different sizes.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 13, 1920.

Serial No. 237,516.

.ilach gripping member is mounted at one end upon one of the pins 15 and its other end is enlarged and provided with a cam surface 16 arranged adjacent the cam surface of the other member 14 and has secured thereto a strip of rubber or other like material 17 preferably corrugated in order to better grip the whip 18 when the same is inserted into the socket. lVhen in their normal positions, the members 14 are sub` stantially horizontal and when the butt end of the whip 18 is inserted in the space therebetween the same will engage the strips 1T and slightly depress the members 14 moving the same about their pivots 15 and it will be apparent that any attempt to withdraw the whip from the socket will cause the members 14 to bind against the same and prevent such movement.

The bottom 19 of the casing 10 is provided with a central opening 20 in which is i slidably mounted a vertically disposed rod or plunger 21 having its upper end connected to a transverse cross piece or head 22 between which and the bottom 19 is interposed a spring 23 coiled about the rod and normally exerting an upward pressure upon said cross piece. Each end of said cross piece is bifurcated as indicated at 24 to receive one end of a link 25 the other end of which is likewise pivotally mounted in a bifurcation 26 formed in the under side of the adjacent gripping member 14 and it will be apparent that, through the medium of the links 25, the spring 23 will yieldably maintain the gripping members 14 in their normal positions.

The lower end of the rod or plunger 21 projects slightly below the bottom 19 of the casing and is pivoted to a foot operated lever 27, at 28, intermediate the ends thereof and one end of said lever is pivoted between lugs 29 depending from the bottom 19. The other end of the lever is provided with a foot treadle 30 adapted to be depressed by the operator in order to move the rod 21 downwardly and consequently adjust the gripping members in a like direction to free the same from engagement with the whip 18 so that the same may be withdrawn from the casing when desired. This depression of the lever 27 is against the action of the coil spring 23 and immediately upon the release of pressure upon the treadle 30 said spring will again cause the gripping members to move to their normal positions whereupon the same will be ready to again receive the whip therebetween.

It is sometimes desirable to lock the whip within the casing and, to this end, the bottom 19 preferably has depending therefrom an eye bolt 31 which extends through a slot 32 formed in the lever 27- and is adapted to be engaged by a padlock 33 which, when in locked position, will prevent depression of the lever 27.

lhat is claimed is l. A whip socket comprising a casing having a central whip receiving opening in its top, gripping cams pivoted within the casing on opposite sides oi' its center, a rod slidable through the bottom of the casing and having a transverse crosspiece at its upper end, an expansive spring between said cross piece and the bottom of the casing, links connecting the cross piece with said cams, and manually operable means for depressing the rod at will.

2. A whip socket comprising a casing having a whip receiving opening,l gripping members disposed within the casing on opposite sides of said opening and having cam surfaces arranged .adjacent each other, pivots for said grippingmembers mounted for adjustment toward Yand away trom each other whereby to vary the distance between said gripping members, a vertically disposed rod mounted within the casing, a transverse cross piece at the upper end of said rod, a spring coiled about said rod and interposed between said cross piece and the bottom of the casing whereby to normally force said rod upwardly7 links connecting the ends of said cross piece with said gripping members for imparting the movement of the rod thereto, and a depressible lever pivoted intermediate its ends tothe lower end oi' said rod and operable to adjust said gripping members downwardly to release the same from engagement with a whip mounted therebetween so that said whip may be withdrawn from the casing.

In testimony whereof l affix my signature, in the presence of two witnesses.

ROBERT F. DOLL. Witnesses:

J. W. DOLL, C. E. DOLL. 

